سَبِيلٌ path in Arabic
سَبِيلٌ is how you say “path” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
أو لتعديه حدود الله بسلوك السبل التي نهى عنها،
or by transgressing the limits of Allah by pursuing forbidden paths,
ٱلسُّبُلِ paths
Genitive owner of 'treading' — 'the paths'; broken plural of 'sabil'.
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قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ
He said, "And indeed, there is no way for us to it in this matter."
سَبِيلٌ way
This is the subject that 'is-not' is denying the existence of: a 'way' or recourse that the sentence declares does not exist. As the thing whose existence is negated, it sits in the plain naming (nominative) shape.
وَلَيْسَ إِلَى غَيْرِ التَحْوِيلِ سَبِيلٌ
And there is no way except to transfer.
سَبِيلٌ a way
The subject that 'is-not' is denying, a 'way' declared not to exist. As the thing whose existence is negated it sits in the plain naming ending, indefinite, the recourse that is ruled out.
وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ، وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ، وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إنْ اسْتَطَعْت إلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
And give the obligatory charity, fast during Ramadan, and perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to find a way to it.
سَبِيلًا a way
An indefinite noun 'a way' in the accusative, here the thing one is able to find. The lack of al- keeps it general, 'some way or other', and the accusative ending marks it as what the ability reaches. It rounds out the condition 'able to find a way to it'.